It is darker, but it is not nearly black. Graphite is an excellent name for this stainless steel finish. In addition to the wrist-size guessers, I would like to nominate the color-naming team at Apple for a nice bonus this year. I feel like I just lost $5 to a carnival barker who correctly guessed my age to the exact year, and I want to get back in line to bet another $5 to see if he can guess my weight. Nobody was asked to measure their wrists, nobody was asked which hole they use in the regular Sport Bands. I checked with a few of my fellow hacks and Apple sent them the exact right sizes too. Whoever on the Apple’s Watch team decided which sizes to send me absolutely nailed it. The size 8 straps fit OK, but they’re loose - not little-kid-wearing-their-dad’s-watch loose, more like someone-who-prefers-a-slightly-wiggly-fit loose. They sent me each of the Solo Loops in two sizes: 7 and 8.Īnd, indeed, the size 7 fits me perfectly. According to Apple’s paper tool, I should take a size 7, but I’m closer to an 8 than a 6. Going by Apple’s print-and-cut-out DIY sizing PDF, the difference between each size is less than 6.6 mm. Part of the thing with the Solo Loops is that they’re rather precisely sized - they stretch to take on and off, but they’re meant to fit your wrist in their unstretched state. While what Apple sent wasn’t an exact match for my personal “what I’m most interested in” list, it was remarkably close, and sending the Milanese Loop instead of the Leather Loop is better for the single biggest question on my mind - evaluating the Graphite stainless steel finish.īut that’s not all. The advantage, perhaps, of having boring but very consistent taste is that I’m very easy to predict. Graphite stainless steel Series 6 (44mm).With this week’s new products, the ones I was most interested in seeing, feeling, and trying in person were: the Graphite stainless steel Series 6 Apple Watch ( how dark is it? how polished?), the new Solo Loop and Braided Solo Loop bands ( how stretchy are they? how comfortable? better than the regular Sport Bands or just different?), and the new Leather Link strap ( how’s it compare to the Leather Loop?).Īpple sent me the following products for review, which arrived early Wednesday morning - without having asked me if I had any specific requests: And for how things feel, well, you obviously need to have whatever it is in hand - or in this case, on wrist. Apple’s product photography is nonpareil, but there are some things you need to see in person. One of the numerous lamentable aspects of product introductions in the coronavirus era is the lack of any sort of post-keynote hands-on access to the products. Apple Watch Series 6: Graphite Is the New Black Thursday, 17 September 2020
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